Power conserving time!
Anyone else got some results?
I'm now playing with the low voltage settings again to see how much power I can save on my system. I'm still using the default 2.8Ghz clock like I normally do every day, but I've dropped the voltage down lower from the stock 1.35v to 1.232v which is a tick up from the lowest I've been able to go stable (w/o touching CPU VDDA that is).
I've got my system down to using only a teeny wheeny 135W at idle (sitting for a minute or so) which is crazy for a quad core (all cores are still enabled) system. I don't have Cool 'n Quiet or C1E enabled so the cpu clock stays at 2.8Ghz at all times so that speed is not slowed in anyway.
I'll test the lower speed and lower cores as well to see how low I can really get with the system usage. I may use the tri core setting which is going to be more than enough for daily use anyway.
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The crazy part is the usage when the processor is using full power!
SuperPi = 146W (25% usage)
Wprime = 173W (100% usage)
Idle/Internet = 135W
Awesomeness
Kei